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ZEPPELIN IS SHOT DOWN
FRENCH HOLD LINER
The Hague Hit by shot from
anti-aircratt gun and set on fire while
flying over Russian"- positions near
Grodno, German Zeppelin has been
destroyed, according to news from
Berlin.
Paris. Repulse with heavy losses
of Bulgarian attack on French forces
along entire Tzerna river line in
Southern Serbia announced.
Paris. Attacked in tremendous
force, sometimes as often as twenty
times in day, with every imaginable
enine of death, French held lines
unbroken against Germans in Artois
and Champaigne regions through the
past week.
Sofia, via Vienna, Berlin and "Am
sterdam. Bulgarians, Germans and
Austrians scoiing successes in sec
tions where they are operating iu
Serbia. On southern front Bulgars
fully holding own against British,
French and Serbians.
Berlin, via Sayville Wireless.
8,500 more Serbian prisoners cap
tured by Austro-Germn and Bulgar
troops in Northern Serbia.
Athens. British, French and Serbs
are gaining against Bulgarians in
Southern Serbia.
Besides principal fighting line from
Strumnitza region northwest along
Vardar river through Veles to Tetovo,
engagements are raging at several
points to southwest.
Against Veles French troops are di
recting terrific drive and town's fall
is believed question of hours. '
At northwestern extremity of line,
town of Tetovo, after changing hands
repeatedly, is in Serbs' possession at
latest accounts.
Berlin. Austrian and Hungarian
forces have entirely cleared west
bank of Styr of Russian troops.
Victory is regarded here as one of
most important scored recently in
Galician war zone.
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It is said the world's supply of coal
Will last 200 years. That beats ours.
PRESIDENT ORDERS WINNETKA
POSTMASTER REINSTATED
Washington, Nov. 15. President
Wilson today instructed Postmaster
General Burleson to reinstate George
Burkitt, assistant postmaster at Win
netka, I1L The order was uncondi
tional. "This is a free country," said Sec
retary Tumulty, in making Lnown
the action of the president in the
Burkitt matter.
It was announced at the White
House that the president knew noth
ing of the charges said to have been
brought against Burkitt by Postmas
ter A. M. Kloepfer, which resulted In
Kloepfer's ordering Burkitt's resigna
tion. Postmaster General Burleson,
immediately -after the story of Bur
kitt's discharge became public and
the reasons for his dismissal made
known, was asked if he issued the
orders for Burkitt's discharge. Bur
leson replied that he knew nothing of
the case.
In the letter sent Burkitt by Kloep
fer, notifying the former of his dis
missal, reference was made to "cer
tain demerits" recorded against Bur
kitt. The latter, however, is on the
civil service list and therefore is en
titled to a hearing on the charges be
forehe can be discharged on these
grounds.
COUNCIL SiTS ON ROWE
Clifford G. Rowe, assistant corpor
ation counsel was denied the right of
speech at a meeting of the council
judiciary committee today. Rowe
opened his remarks with the state
ment that the committee had no
right to investigate the charge that
City Att'y Chas. F. Francis had said
he was going to "spot" the "wet" pa
rade and that "marchers need expect
no favors from the administration."
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Judge Baldwin ordered special
venire from which to select jurors to
try Police Capt J. J Halpin, accused
of clairvoyant graft